Paving Block with Improved Illumination

A method of manufacturing a paving block with embedded photoluminescent material, comprising the steps of:

• mixing sand, aggregate, water, and cement to form an uncured concrete mixture;
• mixing photoluminescent pigments, sand, cement, aggregate, and water to form an uncured photoluminescent mixture;
• providing a paving block mold;
• pouring the uncured concrete mixture into the paving block mold to substantially fill the paving block mold;
• compressing the uncured concrete mixture in the paving block mold via a tamper head until the paving block mold is between 80% and 90% full;
• pouring the uncured photoluminescent mixture into the paving mold block to substantially fill the paving block mold;
• and
• compressing and vibrating the uncured concrete mixture and the uncured photoluminescent mixture in the paving mold block to generate an uncured paving block having a desired thickness and density, the uncured paving block having a base layer and a photoluminescent layer above the base layer.